Castle Palamecia

Sprite

Maps 7F, 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F, Treasure Rooms, 5F, 6F, 8F

Teleport/Warp Unavailable

Treasures 17 Value 117,100 G

Rare Diamond Cuirass, Garlic, Hourglass, Thunder Spear, Saint's Spirit, Sleepgrass, Mage's Staff, Healing Staff, Wizard's Staff, Sun Blade, Hellfire, Wind Flute

Boss Lamia Queen

Castle Palamecia is a long and dangerous dungeon. With a strange exception for most of the seventh floor, you can't Teleport out, and you wouldn't want to anyway. If you should do so, your party will appear outside the castle, but the Airship will appear back in the vicinity of Fynn, and it's a long walk back.

Because you can't leave, and this is a very long dungeon with a lot of treasure off the beaten path, you will fight a lot of encounters here. A few can easily kill you if you're not lucky. Don't be surprised if, despite your best efforts, you cannot clear this dungeon the first time through. If Final Fantasy II has a singular flaw, it's the preponderance of encounters that are simply unwinnable. Short of grinding for hours to raise your characters' magic defense levels, certain attacks are very deadly and subject only to the whims of luck.

Compare Castle Palamecia to other Areas

Castle Palamecia 7F

A J L M

Castle Palamecia 7F Pit Room

Castle Palamecia 1F

B C 1 2

Treasure
1. Diamond Cuirass	2. Garlic

Castle Palamecia 2F

B C D 3 4 5

Treasure
3. Hourglass	4. Knife	5. Buckler

Castle Palamecia 3F

D E

Treasure
6. Thunder Spear (guarded by Imperial Shadow)

Castle Palamecia 4F

E G 7 8

Treasure
7. Saint's Spirit	8. Sleepgrass

Castle Palamecia 4F Treasure Room

F 9 10 11

Treasure
9. Mage's Staff
10. Healing Staff
11. Wizard's Staff

Castle Palamecia 7F Treasure Room

K 13 14 15

Treasure
13. Elixir
14. Elixir
15. Elixir

Castle Palamecia 5F

G H I

Castle Palamecia 6F

H I J L

Treasure
12. Sun Blade (guarded by Lamia Queen and 0–5 Coeurls)

Castle Palamecia 8F

M 16 17

Treasure
16. Hellfire	17. Wind Flute

Maps: In Castle Palamecia – 9 shown

The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; limited maps are closed off at a certain point in the plot; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; end game maps appear during the closing events of the game Name	The number of treasures to be found on this map Treasures	If there is an inn or sanctuary on this map, they will be listed here; all inns have a set cost of 1/4 of the party's lost hp plus the total of their lost mp, and all sanctuaries are free Amenities	Do the Warp and Teleport spells operate on this map? Warp?	A list of the types of shops that can be found here Shops	The average rank of encounters on this map Avg. Rank	The average value of drops from an encounter on this map Encounter Value
Castle Palamecia 7F	-	-	No	-	5.8	3,684 gil
Castle Palamecia 1F	2	-	No	-	5.8	3,684 gil
Castle Palamecia 2F	3	-	No	-	6.1	3,339 gil
Castle Palamecia 3F	1	-	No	-	6.0	3,116 gil
Castle Palamecia 4F	2	-	No	-	6.0	3,552 gil
Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	6	-	No	-	5.4	4,916 gil
Castle Palamecia 5F	-	-	No	-	6.0	3,571 gil
Castle Palamecia 6F	1	-	No	-	5.9	3,890 gil
Castle Palamecia 8F	2	-	No	-	5.9	4,325 gil

Maps: Connected to Castle Palamecia – 1 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; limited maps are closed off at a certain point in the plot; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; end game maps appear during the closing events of the game Name	The number of treasures to be found on this map Treasures	If there is an inn or sanctuary on this map, they will be listed here; all inns have a set cost of 1/4 of the party's lost hp plus the total of their lost mp, and all sanctuaries are free Amenities	Do the Warp and Teleport spells operate on this map? Warp?	A list of the types of shops that can be found here Shops	The average rank of encounters on this map Avg. Rank	The average value of drops from an encounter on this map Encounter Value
	Castle Fynn 3F	4	-	No	-	4.0	2,598 gil

Random Encounters: Found in Castle Palamecia – 64 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	The specific map where this encounter can be found Map	Monsters	The rank of the encounter, determined by the lowest rank of any monster in that encounter; a range indicates that the rank of the encounter may change if certain monsters are not present; rank is used to determine how quickly skills progress toward the next level Rank	The average value of drops from monsters in this encounter Avg. Drop	The probability of any given encounter being this one when you have a random battle on its map Frequency
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Stone Golem ×1, Vampire Girl ×0–2	5–7	1,470 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Gottos ×1–3	6	3,260 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Eyemoeba ×1–4	6	2,800 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Wood Golem ×1, Black Knight ×0–2	6–7	4,318 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	General ×1–2	7	6,825 gil	9.4%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Devil's Bloom ×1–2, Skull ×1–2	6	3,420 gil	9.4%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Lamia ×2–4	6	3,360 gil	4.7%
	Castle Palamecia 2F	Imperial Shadow ×1	7	-	1.6%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Stone Golem ×1, Vampire Girl ×0–2	5–7	1,470 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Eyemoeba ×1–4	6	2,800 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Gottos ×1–3	6	3,260 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Devil's Bloom ×1–2, Skull ×1–2	6	3,420 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Lamia ×2–4	6	3,360 gil	9.4%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	General ×1–2	7	6,825 gil	9.4%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Flying Ray ×2–4, Cockatrice ×1–2	5	2,295 gil	4.7%
	Castle Palamecia 3F	Imperial Shadow ×1	7	-	1.6%
	Castle Palamecia 4F	General ×1–2	7	6,825 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 4F	Devil's Bloom ×1–2, Skull ×1–2	6	3,420 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 4F	Stone Golem ×1, Vampire Girl ×0–2	5–7	1,470 gil	18.8%
	Castle Palamecia 4F	Gottos ×1–3	6	3,260 gil	18.8%
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Treasures: Found in Castle Palamecia – 17 shown

Treasure	The map where the treasure is found Map	The specifics of where this treasure can be found Notes	The monsters guarding this treasure, which will attack when the treasure is opened Guarded By
Diamond Cuirass	Castle Palamecia 1F	South of where you land from the 7F pit room	-
Garlic	Castle Palamecia 1F	Southwest tower	-
Buckler	Castle Palamecia 2F	Northeast tower	-
Hourglass	Castle Palamecia 2F	End of the path from the eastern 1F stairs	-
Knife	Castle Palamecia 2F	Southeast tower	-
Thunder Spear	Castle Palamecia 3F	Southwest tower	Imperial Shadow ×1
Saint's Spirit	Castle Palamecia 4F	South hall	-
Sleepgrass	Castle Palamecia 4F	West end of central hall	-
Sun Blade	Castle Palamecia 6F	Central area from eastern 5F stairs	Lamia Queen ×1, Coeurl ×0–5
Hellfire	Castle Palamecia 8F	Northwest tower	-
Wind Flute	Castle Palamecia 8F	Northwest tower	-
Elixir	Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	Central 7F treasure room (from eastern 5F stairs)	-
Elixir	Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	Central 7F treasure room (from eastern 5F stairs)	-
Elixir	Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	Central 7F treasure room (from eastern 5F stairs)	-
Healing Staff	Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	Southwest 4F treasure room	-
Mage's Staff	Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	Southwest 4F treasure room	-
Wizard's Staff	Castle Palamecia Treasure Rooms	Southwest 4F treasure room	-

Monsters: Found in Castle Palamecia – 20 shown

Bosses must be defeated as part of the plot; rare monsters appear in trap rooms for the current map or area; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional Name	The rank of the monster; the rank of any given encounter is determined by the lowest rank of any monster in that encounter; rank is used to determine how quickly skills progress toward the next level Rk	The monster's starting and maximum hit point total HP	The monster's starting and maximum magic point total MP	Each physical hit will deal between one and two times this amount of damage to the target, reduced by the target's defense Att	The number of attacks the monster makes when it attacks physically, and the accuracy of each of those attacks Acc	The status ailment or other effect, if any, that can be inflicted by this monster's attacks; if a monster inflicts multiple status ailments, all are inflicted at once; drain attacks always drain 1/16 of the target's total hp or mp, as appropriate, and have an opposite effect against undead creatures Effect	Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount Def	The number of evasion chances the monster has when attacked physically, and the sucess rate of each of those chances Eva	The number of magic defense chances the monster has when targeted with a spell or ability, and the sucess rate of each of those chances Mag. Def.	A monster's fear score is the base chance that it will flee from combat on its turn; this chance is increased when the party has more total HP than all remaining enemies Fear	The average gil value of the money or items this monster can drop when defeated Avg. Drop	The families this monster belongs to; Undead creatures are damaged by healing spells and reverse the effects of drain attacks used against them; some weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used against certain monster families (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element) Family	The elements this monster is weak against; spells of these elements always have their maximum effect and deal double damage; elemental weapons get a +20 bonus to attack when used against monsters weak against any of their elements (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against) Weakness	The elements this monster resists or absorbs; spells of resisted elements are always fully resisted and deal half damage, whle spells of absorbed elements have no effect and heal the target; individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed Resists/Absorbs
Black Knight	6	1,140	-	85	7×80%	-	85	1×70%	5×40%	−170%	3,488 gil	-	-	-
Captain	5	750	30	60	6×80%	-	50	1×60%	4×50%	−70%	995 gil	-	-	-
Cockatrice	5	370	-	35	4×70%	Stone	40	1×50%	3×50%	−100%	510 gil	Magic Beast	-	-
Coeurl	6	1,000	300	40	7×75%	KO	60	1×70%	5×40%	−161%	1,450 gil	-	-	-
Death Flower	5	540	-	40	4×80%	Confuse	40	0×0%	3×50%	−85%	241 gil	-	Fire, Ice	Mind, Body
Devil's Bloom	6	1,140	-	70	6×85%	Multiple	70	1×65%	5×70%	−120%	830 gil	-	Fire	Mind, Death, Body, Ice
Eyemoeba	6	1,140	-	100	6×75%	Poison	60	0×0%	6×30%	−135%	1,120 gil	Magic Beast, Earth	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Poison
Flying Ray	5	750	-	60	6×80%	-	50	1×65%	4×40%	−100%	510 gil	Magic Beast	-	-
General	7	1,800	-	120	10×95%	-	100	1×75%	4×60%	−145%	4,550 gil	-	-	-
Gottos	6	2,000	80	70	6×90%	-	60	1×65%	5×40%	−120%	1,630 gil	-	-	-
Imperial Shadow	7	3,000	240	120	8×100%	Curse	120	1×80%	8×30%	−170%	-	Magic Beast, Earth, Spellcaster, Undead	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Lightning, Poison, Ice
Killer Mantis	5	750	-	60	5×75%	-	50	1×60%	4×40%	−100%	510 gil	-	Ice	-
Lamia	6	1,000	60	70	6×85%	Sleep	70	1×65%	6×30%	−135%	1,120 gil	Spellcaster	-	-
Pit Fiend	6	750	300	60	8×80%	Darkness	50	1×65%	6×60%	−161%	1,800 gil	Magic Beast, Earth, Spellcaster	-	Fire, Ice
Skull	6	640	300	50	6×75%	Drain	40	1×65%	4×40%	−153%	1,450 gil	Magic Beast, Spellcaster, Undead	Fire	Mind, Death, Body, Ice
Stone Golem	7	1,800	240	120	7×95%	-	150	1×50%	14×100%	−170%	830 gil	Spellcaster	-	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Fire, Lightning, Ice
Vampire Girl	5	540	100	40	5×80%	Drain	50	1×60%	4×40%	−120%	640 gil	Magic Beast, Earth, Spellcaster, Undead	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Lightning, Poison, Ice
Wizard	6	540	190	40	1×75%	-	35	1×70%	4×60%	−135%	3,000 gil	Spellcaster	-	-
Wood Golem	7	1,620	-	100	6×95%	Sleep	120	1×50%	4×100%	−170%	830 gil	Spellcaster	Fire	Matter, Mind, Death, Body, Poison, Ice
Lamia Queen	7	1,290	370	50	8×95%	Sleep	50	2×75%	7×40%	−161%	6,880 gil	Spellcaster	-	-

Weapons & Shields: Found in Castle Palamecia – 7 shown

Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures Name	The base damage dealt by the weapon; this is added to 1/4 of the wielder's strength score, and each hit deals between one and two times this total in damage, reduced by the target's defense; wielding a weapon in one hand and nothing in the other increases the strength bonus from 1/4 to 1/2 of the wielder's strength score Attack	The accuracy bonus of the weapon; this is added to the wielder's strength score to determine physical attack accuracy Accuracy	Some weapons have a chance to inflict a status ailment with each hit; a weapon with the Drain HP ability drains 1/16 of the target's maximum hp in addition to its normal damage on each hit, but this effect is reversed against undead; the Healing ability means that the attack value of the weapon is ignored except against undead, and the target is healed for 30–60 hit points per hit; the Ripper ability appears to add 20 damage per hit, but this damage is not actually applied and the ability has no actual effect Effect	Weapons and shields grant a bonus to evasion equal to this value times the skill level appropriate to the item type Evasion	When used against a monster weak against one of its elements, the weapon gets a +20 bonus to attack (this does not stack with the bonus for using a weapon against a monster of a family it is especially effective against); there is no penalty for using a weapon against a monster that resists or absorbs any of its elemental properties; shields instead grant resistance to the listed elements Elements	When used against a monster of any of the listed families, the weapon gets a +20 bonus to attack (this does not stack with the bonus for using an elemental weapon against a monster that is weak against that element) Effective Against	Most weapons and shields incur a penalty to the accuracy of any spells cast by the wearer; multiple penalties are cumulative Mag. Pen.	The spell cast when this weapon is used in combat, and the level it is used at; specific details on the weapon's battle effect are found on individual item pages Spell	Some weapons may break after being used to cast spells in combat Break	The cost to buy this weapon in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop Value
(Shield)Buckler	1	+0%	-	+4%	-	-	70%	-	-	50 gil	25 gil
(Staff)Healing Staff	78	+70%	Healing	+1%	-	Undead	5%	-	-	-	6,000 gil
(Knife)Knife	3	+75%	-	+1%	-	-	5%	-	-	150 gil	75 gil
(Staff)Mage's Staff	40	+64%	-	+1%	-	-	5%	Thunder 5	No	-	2,500 gil
(Sword)Sun Blade	83	+65%	-	+1%	-	Undead	50%	-	-	-	12,500 gil
(Polearm)Thunder Spear	78	+67%	-	+1%	Lightning	-	40%	Thunderbolt 16	No	-	15,000 gil
(Staff)Wizard's Staff	64	+68%	-	+1%	-	-	5%	Scourge 16	No	-	5,000 gil

Armor: Found in Castle Palamecia – 1 shown

You can freely check these boxes and their status will be saved for the next time you visit the site	Rare armors can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique armors can only be found as treasure; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures Name	The slot where this armor is equipped Type	Each physical hit you take will have its damage reduced by this amount; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative Defense	Most types of armor incur a penalty to the wearer's evasion rate based on how heavy the armor is; multiple penalties are cumulative Evade	Some armor grants a bonus to the wearer's magic defense rate; multiple bonuses are cumulative Mag. Def.	Any elemental resistances this armor provides; resistance to an element causes the wearer to fully resist all spells or abilities of that element, and further reducing damage by half Resistance	Some armor grants a bonus to a single statistic; multiple bonuses to the same statistic are not cumulative, though bonuses to different statistics are Bonus	Most types of armor incur a penalty to the accuracy of any spells cast by the wearer based on how heavy the armor is; multiple penalties are cumulative Mag. Pen.	The cost to buy this armor in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop Value
	Diamond Cuirass	Body	43	−5%	+5%	-	-	1%	-	1,000 gil

Items: Found in Castle Palamecia – 7 shown

Rare items can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique items can only be found as treasure Name	The spell cast when this item is used in combat, and the level it is used at; specific details on the item's battle effect are found on individual item pages Spell	The target of items is preset and cannot be changed Target	Items may break after being used in combat; in some cases the item always breaks, and in other cases there is a random chance of the item breaking each time it is used Break	The cost to buy this item in a shop Price	The amount of gil received when selling this item in a shop Value
Elixir	Elixir 15	Self	Yes	50,000 gil	25,000 gil
Wind Flute	Cyclone 13	All enemies	20%	-	4,000 gil
Garlic	Garlic 3	All enemies	50%	-	50 gil
Saint's Spirit	Spirit 0	Self	Yes	-	5,000 gil
Hourglass	Stop 8	All enemies	50%	-	300 gil
Sleepgrass	Sleep 16	All enemies	Yes	-	400 gil
Hellfire	Fire 5	All enemies	10%	-	150 gil

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Castle Palamecia

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